PISFA
to hold golf tournament on Sept 5
THE Philippine International Seafreight
Forwarders Association, Inc. (PISFA) will hold its
anniversary golf tournament on September 5, 2005 at
the Sta. Elena Golf Club in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Tee
off time will be at 7 am.Newly elected PISFA president
Rico V. Brizuela said the event is one of the organization's
fund-raising activities and is in line with its corporate
social responsibility.
"The event aims to promote camaraderie and fellowship
among the shipping and freight forwarding communities,"
Brizuela said. "It will be a fun and friendly
competition with trophies and honors at stake."The
tournament format will be System 36 with A, B, and
C classifications. There will also be a Ladies' Division.Prizes
- including a free weekend use of a BMW as well as
test drives courtesy of BMW Philippines during the
tournament day - will be raffled off.
The golf tournament is presented by the AAI Group
of Companies; Mercury Freight, Inc; TMS Shipping Group;
and the Transnational Diversified Group.Major sponsors
are Asian Terminals, Inc.; International Container
Terminal Services, Inc.; Starcomm, BMW Philippines,
Pac-Atlantic Group of Companies, Transmodal and Eagle
Express Group. Hole sponsors are COSCO Phils., and
ACOP.Participating sponsors are 8R Flanders, Airfreight
2100, APL Co. PTE Ltd., Asia Overseas Transport, Direct
Container Lines, Evergreen Phils. Corp., Freight Connection
Phils., Inc., Hankyu, Harbour Center, ICPI, Keihin
Everett, Kintetsu, Northwest Airlines, OIA Global
Logistics, OOCL Phils., Pacific Concord, Philippine
Genesis, Pilipinas Shell, Seajet, Seaswift, Skyfreight
Brokerage, Skyland Brokerage Inc and UTI Global Logistics.
For inquiries, call Julie Sudla at the PISFA Secretariat
at (632) 816-0446 and 887-3784 or Ceres La Rosa of
Airlift Asia, Inc. at 822-5241 to 5250 or 823-4041.
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Manila to host international
manning, training conference
THE Philippines will again be the
venue for one of the world's most important crewing
conferences. From November 21 to 23, Manila will host
the 6th LSM(Lloyd's Ship Manager) Asia-Pacific Manning
and Training Conference. "The internationally
acclaimed event will examine where Asia, and specifically
the Philippines, currently stands on international
maritime requirements," Lloyd's List Events Director
for Maritime Research and Production Danielle Kirton
said.
"In addition, an enlightening session on value-added
training will involve speakers voicing their views
on future training developments. Highlighting the
training aspect of the conference will be a visit
to the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific, one
of the most advanced and progressive training schools
in the region. This will take place on the Friday
following our Crewing Agencies Workshop." she
added.
To be held at the Westin Philippine Plaza, participants
can register at 44(0)20 70175511 or on-line at www.manningandtraining.com.
Philippine participants shall be accorded special
rates.
The designation of Manila as the host of this international
conference is significant as the Philippines has for
more than three decades been the biggest supplier
of seafarers to the world commercial shipping fleet.
"The Philippine manning industry offers world-class
service to clients all over the world. It is very
important for the stakeholders of the manning and
seafaring industry to keep abreast of trends in the
global market. The conference will thus give us an
opportunity to update ourselves with the increasingly
stringent standards required by our customers,"
noted Doris Magsaysay Ho, Chairman and CEO, Magsaysay
Maritime Corp and President of the Philippine Seafarers
Promotion Council.
The conference will also feature some of the world's
leading maritime experts and senior industry executives
who will analyze and review issues affecting the manning
of ships and crew training.
International Shipping Federation Secretary Natalie
Wiseman will brief the audience on the new Consolidated
Maritime Labor Convention due to be passed by the
International Maritime Organization in the first quarter
of 2006. "This convention will become the key
piece of international law governing the working and
living conditions of seafarers and is predicted to
become a pillar convention alongside SOLAS, MARPOL
and STCW. The topic will highlight progress made to
date and areas still of concern to the shipowner group,"
she explained.
Another prominent speaker is IMEC Secretary-General
David Dearsley who will tackle developments at the
International Bargaining Forum which will set the
ground-rules for the changes in wages and employment
conditions that will affect some 100,000 seafarers
of all nationalities from 1 January 2006. "My
presentation will explain the outcome of these negotiations
and, in particular, focus on the consequences for
Filipino seafarers," he pointed out.
Other prominent speakers include: Department of Labor
and Employment Secretary Patricia A. Sto. Tomas; ITF
Secretary of the Special Seafarers Department Steve
Cotton; Filipino Shipowners Association President
Carlos Salinas; Hong Kong Shipowners Association Managing
Director Arthur Bowring; International Chamber of
Shipping and International Shipping Federation Secretary-
General Chris Horrocks; and Indian Government Senior
Deputy Director General of Shipping Naresh Salecha
among others.
A post-conference "Crewing Agencies Workshop"
takes place on November 24.
5th Mindanao Shippers' conference
on Aug 5-6
The 5th Mindanao Shippers' Conference
and National Shippers' Consultation Forum will be
held on August 5-6, 2005 at the Orchid Ballroom, Garden
Orchid Hotel in Zamboanga City.Jointly organized by
the Federation of Mindanao Shippers' Associations,
Inc., and the shippers' associations of Northern Mindanao,
Iligan, Zamboanga del Norte, Pagadian and SOCSKARGEN,
the conference has for its theme "Forging Strategies
for Enhancing Competitiveness in the Domestic Shipping
Industry".
The conference aims to serve as a venue for consensus
building among industry players on policy issues and
infrastructure rationalization affecting Mindanao
and the Philippine shipping industry. It is also envisioned
to formulate and develop measures responding to issues
affecting shippers nationwide, and adopt resolutions
for endorsement to the President.
Other objectives include the encouragement of continuing
collaboration between government and various shipping
organizations for the adoption of suitable programs
leading to the creation of an environment that supports
the needs of the domestic shipping industry. Domestic
shippers and allied sectors are also expected to be
updated on the latest industry developments.President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be the conference's guest
of honor. Joining her are Senator Manuel A. Roxas
III, Transportation and Communication Secretary Leandro
Mendoza, Maritime Industry Authority administrator
Vicente T. Suazo, Jr., Philippine Ports Authority
general manager Oscar Sevilla, and Zamboanga City
mayor Celso Lobregat.
The event is also being conducted in cooperation with
the city government of Zamboanga, the
Philippine Shipper's Bureau, Growth with Equity in
Mindanao, Industrial Group of Zamboanga Inc., and
the National Economic and Development Authority.The
5th Mindanao Shippers' Conference and National Shippers'
Consultation Forum is open to shippers, freight forwarders,
government entities, traders and consumers for a registration
fee inclusive of conference materials, a shippers'
directory, two meals and four sets of snacks.For more
information, contact the Office of DTI-Region IX through
telephone number (062) 9913237,fax number (062) 9913232
or e-mail address dti9@pldtdsl.net.
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1st
Shipping Lines-Freight Forwarders Convention set THE Philippine
International Seafreight Forwarders Association, Inc. (PISFA) will conduct the
1st Shipping Lines-Freight Forwarders Convention on October 26, 2004, at the Heritage
Hotel in Pasay City. Shipping lines such as APL Co. Pte Ltd.,
COSCO Philippines Shipping, Inc., Filsov Shipping Co., Inc., Hanjin Shipping,
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd., OOCL (Philippines), Inc., RCL Feeders Phils.,
Inc. and Wallem Philippines Shipping, Inc. have been invited to participate.
To be discussed are new rules and updates on services of shipping lines as well
as shipping and logistics procedures and practices in different trading countries.
Also for discussion are topics revolving on the following subjects: reefer industry;
transhipment ports (Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan); Asia-Europe, and US trades;
and the Intra Asia Trade Agreement. Participation fee is P600
but PISFA members get to pay only P400. For more information,
call the PISFA Secretariat at tel. nos. (632) 816-0446 or 887-3784 or email pisfa@compass.com.ph. back
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on marine claims in Cebu THE Maritime Law Association of
the Phils. will hold a seminar on marine insurance claims on November 5, 2004
at the Juan Luan Room of the Cebu Grand Hotel. The whole-day
seminar will feature the following topics: -
The role of Electronic
Commerce Act in the establishment of marine insurance claims (Atty. Valeriano
Del Rosario, lecturer) -
The coverage of all risks marine insurance
policy and the procedures required to establish validity of the claim against
the policy, and the methods of recovery by the insurer of risk compensation in
certain cases (Atty. Albert Palacios, lecturer) -
The insurable
interest of shipowners and lenders where vessel hypothecated by bottomry and/or
respondentia (Atty. Alex Tiongco, lecturer) -
The various aspects
of concealment and representations which affect the validity of marine insurance
claims (Atty. Domingo Castillo, lecturer) Attys.
Jose Banday, Baltazar Repol, Ulysses Sevilla, Joseph Manalo Rebano, and Francis
Egenias will be the reactors. Seminar fee is P1,500 per participant.
For inquiries, call Lorna of Pioneer Insurance & Surety Corp. at (032) 253-8421
or (032) 253-7409. PortCalls
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